Developmental origins of adult disease

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-98

  Langley Evans, Simon C ^a   McMullen, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition; Programming

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYCINE; LEPTIN; METYRAPONE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ADULTHOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS OUTCOME; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANOGENESIS; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76949089159     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000273066     Document Type: Review

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